A Meeting Convened by

AAAS Committee on Scientific Freedom and Responsibility

9:00am-----Welcome, Introductions, and Goals of the Meeting

Irving Lerch, Chair

9:30am ----The Role and Significance of an Oath: A Look at Medicine and Beyond

Edmund D. Pellegrino, Georgetown University Medical Center

10:30am ---Analysis of Existing/Proposed Oaths for Scientists/Engineers

Margot Iverson, AAAS

11:30am ---Panel on the Pros and Cons of an Oath for Scientists and Engineers

Neil Wollman, Campaign Coordinator, Graduation Pledge Alliance

Peter D. Blair, Sigma Xi

Karen Davis, Siemens Building Technologies

Rebecca Derrig-Green, University of Wisconsin-Madison

12:45pm ---Lunch

1:30pm -----Previous Panel Continued

2:00pm -----Panel on Content and Implementation--Role of National and International Organizations

Gerald D. Fischbach, NAS/NIH

Kathinka Evers, ICSU

Georges Kutukdjian, UNESCO

Peter Reineker, European Physical Society

Heather Stewart, Student Pugwash USA

3:45pm -----Break

4:00pm -----Findings, Recommendations and Next Steps Irving Lerch, Chair

5:00pm -----Adjourn